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Different people have vastly different opinions on their birthdays. Some people dread them every year because they're so perplexed on how to celebrate, or don't feel like they've accomplished enough in the past year, or they just don't like adding a larger number to their identity. But some people are obsessed with their birthdays, and actually look forward to their big day. It doesn't really matter how you feel about your birthday, whether you have strong or mild feelings about it, you're allowed to feel however you want and no one should hold you back from celebrating it in whichever way feels right to you.

When you think of sleepovers, you imagine girls sitting up all night, painting each other's nails, talking about boys, watching romcoms, and eating pizza. Or, at least, that's what my sleepovers looked like. I can't speak for guys, but from what I've heard, they're pretty similar. Just swap painting nails for playing video games, talking about girls instead of boys, and watching horror movies instead of romcoms, and you've got the idea. But these sleepover stories are a far cry from the idyllic childhood pictures I've just painted and, instead, are creepy and weird. Check them out and share your weirdest sleepover stories in the comments section!

Life can be really complicated sometimes, and terrible things can really hit you from left field. However, we cannot unload all of our issues onto our friends and expect them to solve each and every one. Our friends are there to support us, but they are also facing their own demons, and the love and care need to go both ways. It can be extremely difficult to find this kind of balance in friendships sometimes.

Planning a wedding is incredibly stressful. People genuinely put in a lot of of time and effort to assure that the entire day goes seamlessly for all parties involved. But you can plan as hard and as particularly as you want, but there will always be something day doesn't go as planned. What are we to do? We're only humans after all. All you can hope for is some spare time to fix any possible hiccups. Taking it out on your guests is definitely not the route we'd recommend.

Best friends are usually there to provide advice and guidance to us throughout our hard times. They're also one of the only people who will be brutally honest with us when everybody else subtly sugar-coats stuff. But whichever role they take, they're meant to have our best interests at heart. Having a toxic best friend is no different than having a toxic boyfriend, the red flags can be really hard to see in either situation. Sometimes something major has to take place in order for you to finally see them for the sh*tty person they are. Better late than never we suppose...

Sometimes we choose to keep things to ourselves to avoid hurting someone's feelings. Even with really close friends, there are certain truths that are better unsaid. Like if their pants were see-through all day, or they had something in their teeth while talking to their crush. What's the point of telling them? Especially if it's after the fact, it will only cause post-traumatic embarrassment.

However, if you're really going to call someone your close friend, and your withholding some deep dark secrets from... good luck.

Friends are great, but best friends are on a whole new level. There are some things you can literally only tell your bestie, and you know they'll keep it a secret until their dying breath. Your BFF is your ride or die, the one you can sit with in total silence while you're both on your phones or for hours gossiping about anything and everything. So send these best friend memes to your person to remind them how lucky they are to have a bestie like you and how grateful you to have them in your life.

The 'Friends' Reunion special was released on HBOMAX this past weekend, and I don't know what we expected, but I think I can speak for the majority of 'Friends' fans when I say, "I am not okay." Originally I thought it was because of the real crush reveal between Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer (can't get too much into this before I lose it), but after looking at all of these other Twitter reactions I realized that we all hold so much love for those 6 people, characters, storylines, whatever. 

These people really felt like our homies, and anyone who disagrees just doesn't get it. Sorry, go watch 'The Big Bang Theory' or whatever suits your fancy.

This was the ultimate reunion that no one ever thought was going to actually take place. But it really took place this weekend. Once and for all. And in case you were curious, no, I'm not okay. Neither is anyone who watched this show from beginning to end a disgusting amount of times. Now, of course, we all have to watch it again with the new critical information from the reunion that will likely never escape our psyches.

Apparently, Ross and Rachel did have crushes on each other in real life, and ... well these Tweets say it all.

Sometimes people will say that women and men can't be friends. Obviously, we know that's not always true, and it should definitely not be something that holds you back from trying to befriend someone from the opposite sex. But, it's not uncommon for a woman to get accused of 'leading a man on' when all she really was doing was treating him with kindness. And then you realize that that 'nice guy' definitely had some ulterior motives and it's a major buzzkill and once again makes you question humanity.

Just in time for hot girl summer, we're all out and about on the town again, which means we're moving drinks in the living room to drinks at the club. In case you've forgotten how social interactions at the club work (or how social interactions work in general), ya girl is here to refresh your memory. To optimize your night out, you need to know who to befriend, and who to look out for. Because I'm such a good friend, I've compiled a list of eight types of guys you meet at the club so you can prepare adequately before getting too intoxicated to tell the difference. Always remember the golden rule, Cheezcakers: prep yourself before you wreck yourself. 

As much as you love your significant other, it takes a while to get used to their weird quirks. But what about getting along with their buddies, and all the quirks that come with them too? That's what this Reddit thread is all about. For a little sneak peek into the drama, a girlfriend snapped at her boyfriend's buddies who wanted to join a trip, claiming all they did on a previous trip to Disney is eat. Redditors ultimately deemed her to be the a**hole in the situation, but what do you think? Scroll down for more context and let us know in the comments. 

Another long, hard week grinding at work calls for an equally fun weekend drinking! If you're the kinda girl who likes to spice things up, we're all about revamping the drinking game for ya this weekend. We just stumbled upon a 4-year-old Reddit thread in which people share their favorite drinking games, and we are oh, so excited to play 'em! Don't see your favorite drinking game listed? Share it with us in the comments so we could drink with ya. 

We all have that one friend who just cannot stop 'sneak-bragging' about how overwhelmed they are, how they just barely have enough time to eat or sleep or exercise. Yet it seems as though they really make the time to tell you all of this, literally every single day. And of course, they never ask you about your life and your duties, because they're so cute and little compared to hers. You couldn't possibly understand what it's like to be tired! Why is it always a competition of who is busier? I know this must be making you think of somebody.

Before we get into this aggravating 'Am I The A-hole' post, if you feel pissed off already and want to scream, feel free to let it all out.

If you've found yourself a best friend, then you've won at life. Because everyone needs that person who knows you inside out, accepts you for all your flaws, and who is there for you when sh*t hits the fan. It's the one who tells you not to text your ex, who knows your favorite drink, and who sends you all the gossip you need. Yes, it's your BFF, your homegirl, your favorite galpal. It's time to share these best friend memes with her, to show her how much you appreciate your ride and die best friend.

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